A week in review, updated

A week in review, updated: visited the world’s smallest country, saw the Pope talk outside the world’s largest cathedral, did a walking tour of the Collosseum and surrounding area, climbed an active volcano, visited a city that said volcano destroyed in 79 AD, caught a night ferry to Greece and spent a day quad-biking (ATV Offroad Fury, yeah!!) … view full post

Just a quickie

With little over a month left to go, a week in review: visited the world’s smallest country, saw the Pope talk outside the world’s largest cathedral, climbed an active volcano, and visited a city that said volcano destroyed in 79 AD.Score one point for Italy… Naples is a great city, generally experience is proving that the smaller the city the … view full post

Venice, Rome, Florence and the Vatican City

The best smell when you’re backpacking? A clean towel.
Even better? A clean, dry towel.

Before arriving I had high expectations for Italy, infact I planned to spend two weeks here. After Florence I’m not so sure, but Rome is swinging the vote. (side-note: sux to be American right now)

Hmmm, what to say … view full post